[Python-Dev] PyPI comments and ratings, *really*?

[Georg Brandl]

Ben Finney schrieb:
> Michael Sparks <sparks.m at gmail.com> writes:
> 
>> On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 12:44 AM, Ben Finney <ben+python at benfinney.id.au> wrote:
>> > So, the poll's audience is limited to those who visit the front page
>> > (which is hardly ever necessary for package maintainers), and those
>> > who already know it exists (e.g. through this discussion thread).
>> > You'll be missing the opinions of those maintainers who, like the OP
>> > of this thread, only discovered the behaviour much later.
>>
>> This poll is only visible if you're logged into PyPI. This strikes me
>> as a mistake. I went looking for a poll and didn't see it.
> 
> The mistake, I think, is having a poll basically asking “what should the
> PyPI maintainers do?”, instead of weighing evidence and reasoned
> arguments. A poll may be good for gathering preferences and opinion, but
> it's a poor way to make a *decision*.

I haven't seen Martin commit to doing whatever the poll's preferred outcome
was.  I think it's just to see if there is really so much silent resistance
or support as is claimed by both arguing sides.

Georg

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